Family

Date 8 May 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Family should be the people we choose to spend time with. They should be the ones we want to go back to long after we’re grown. Family should be a support, but not be interfering. Family should be helpful, caring and interested. Even through all my experiences, I still believe…
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Rules of the Road/2

Date 6 May 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As a follow on from my ‘Rules of the Road’ blog, below are some more of my rules of the road. The following allows us to get past the point of no return, and allows us to take control. Always clear the air so that disagreements don’t stay disagreements for…
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More questions

Date 4 May 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
The reason why any child isn’t told about something they deal with is because family don’t want to know. And although that’s not a sibling responsibility, it’s what happens when as a family a pre-condition is ignored. I now know that the continual questions I asked could have helped me…
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Questioning support

Date 2 May 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
A friend of mine just lost both his mother and stepfather within two weeks of each other and without any other family to speak of I was comparing the life that I’ve had and wondering whether if given a choice would it have been easier for me to have had…
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A child's wish

Date 1 May 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure to some extent we can live with one or two small issues being ignored, but isn’t a parent supposed to help us work through our issues, so that we make the transition from childhood into adulthood more easily? It’s comforting when the parental support we get, helps…
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Compliments

Date 27 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Just because someone pays us a compliment, doesn’t mean we have the confidence to match. That’s not how it works. Compliments and confidence Compliments don’t work unless we’re feeling confident inside. Even if we continue to compliment someone, unless that person inwardly feels the compliment, they will never learn to…
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Additional topics

Date 20 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Although my more personal experiences have been adapted into my blogs, my aim has always been to try to reduce my stress and live a more peaceful life. I am passionate about health and wellbeing too. With so many things that I’ve had to deal with over the last year, it…
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Holding back

Date 19 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I used to hold back on expressing myself as a child, because it was obvious no one was listening. I also wasn’t articulate at saying what I wanted to say and saying what I wanted to say, usually got me into trouble. Putting a lid on our emotions We tend…
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Understanding opinions

Date 16 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up in the 1960’s, we were discouraged from having any opinions, but in today’s society children are encouraged. It is right that children are encouraged and they have their own opinions. A parent's job It is our job as parents to learn how to be more understanding of our…
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Past thoughts, current feelings

Date 15 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I was always going to get to this point after my father’s passing, where I would feel slight resentment. We have a history with our loved ones that pass, there is bound to be something they’ve taken to the grave that we’re not happy about. It would be odd if…
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Knowing ourselves

Date 13 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve already written a blog about establishing boundaries, but wanted to elaborate further. Ultimately we need to establish our own healthy boundaries, so that our influences are our own. Get to know yourself We need to know our own limitations, what we will happily accept from others. We need to…
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Losing both parents

Date 12 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
The death of one parent is devastating, but the death of both parents can be even more devastating. However, I don’t see losing my parents as final. I am saddened not to have them in my life, but with such strong beliefs I know they are still around me. For…
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